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Lea´s Chemistry of Cement and Concrete, Fifth Edition, examines the suitability and durability of different types of cements and concretes, their manufacturing techniques and the role that aggregates and additives play in achieving concrete´s full potential of delivering a high-quality, long-lasting, competitive and sustainable product.

Provides a 60% revision over the fourth edition last published in 2004
Includes updated chapters that represent the latest technological advances in the industry, including, but not exclusive to the production of low-energy cements, cement admixtures and concrete aggregates
Presents expanded coverage of the suitability and durability of materials aggregates and additives

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1. The History of Calcareous Cements 2. Portland Cement: Classification and Manufacture 3. Cement Components and Their Phase Relations 4. The Constitution and Specification of Portland Cements 5. The Burning of Portland Cement 6. Hydration, Setting and Hardening of Portland Cement 7. Resistance of Concrete to Destructive Agencies 8. Physiochemical and Mechanical Properties of Portland Cements 9. The Production of Low-Energy Cements 10. Pozzolana and Pozzoianic Cements 11. Cements Made from Blastfurnace Slag 12. Microsilica as an Addition 13. Calcium Aluminate Cements 14. Special Cements 15. Cement Admixtures 16. Concrete Aggregates

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Hewlett, Peter
Peter C. Hewlett is a chartered chemist and scientist turned materials scientist. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Institute of Concrete Technology and the U.K. Concrete Society.

He combines commercial research in the construction materials sector with academe and has done so for over 50 years. He has lectured and published extensively and has several patents. He has held a visiting industrial professorship at the University of Dundee for over 30 years and has an honorary Doctor of Laws degree (Honoris Causa) for work on concrete durability and surface characteristics. He holds the U.K. Concrete Society Gold medal (2006) and is Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Magazine of Concrete Research.

A past President of the U.K. Concrete Society and Institute of Concrete Technology.

He spent some 25 years as researcher and Director of Cementation Research Ltd before joining the British Board of Agrement as Chief Executive Officer in 1988 dealing with innovative construction products. Past president of the European Union of Agrement and the European Organisation for Technical Approvals.

He was Editor and an author of the 4th edition of Lea´s book and is co-editor of the 5th edition.

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